BARCELONA, Spain — Rafael Nadal has undergone surgical procedure to deal with ache and acquire mobility in his proper hand, the retired tennis nice mentioned Friday.
The 22-time Grand Slam champion, who performs left-handed, mentioned in an X publish that he had been coping with the problem “for a very long time.”
Nadal accompanied the social media publish with a photograph of himself together with his proper arm bandaged and in a sling. He quipped that he “will not be capable to play the Australian Open,” the primary main of subsequent yr.
The surgical procedure was “geared toward relieving ache and restoring mobility” of the joint on the base of his proper thumb, based on a separate assertion from Nadal’s consultant. The operation was carried out at a personal well being clinic in Barcelona.
Nadal, 39, retired from tennis in November 2024, lastly abandoning hope that he might extend his immensely profitable profession after taking part in by numerous accidents.
In Might, Nadal mentioned at a ceremony to have fun his report 14 French Open titles in Paris that he hadn’t touched a racket within the six months following his final skilled match, a loss with Spain on the Davis Cup 13 months in the past.
Final month, video circulated of him hitting balls with professional participant Alexandra Eala at Nadal’s academy on his house island of Mallorca.
